Discuss Advice please - Certification for competance in basic single phase installation in the Certification NICEIC, NAPIT, Stroma, BECSA Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net
I am looking for some advice. I am looking to become certified to install consumption measuring devices in small businesses. I have many years of expereince on basic single phase supplies includiing consumer units etc, assisting my father's company when he's snowed under but never formally qualified.
I would like to become formally qualified to provide smart metering at appliance level which will involve individual metering on 16 amp appliances and adding measurement to exisitng consumer units up to 120amp..
An NICEC qulaified colleague said he was sure that I could train specifically and ontain a competency qualification for the work involved which wouldn't require being a fully qualified electrician.
If this is correct can anyone point me in the right direction of where to start?
I would like to become formally qualified to provide smart metering at appliance level which will involve individual metering on 16 amp appliances and adding measurement to exisitng consumer units up to 120amp..
At the appliance end if the monitoring equipment can be plugged in then no qualifications are required, however delving into the Consumer Unit requires competence, your last statement concerning this is very confusing, "adding measurement to existing consumer units up to 120amp" what do you mean?
The more accurate equipment we have is hard wired. examples include:
Coolers rated at 32amps - equpment added on a slave consumer unit
Kitchen equipment rated at 16 amps - equipment added in a searate sealed pattress.
If the appliances are plugged in then you could use a monitoring device which has a plug and a socket so that it can be inserted in line. Would save disturbing connections in consumer units, which is your current (nice pun) problem.
Edit: just seen your post about them being hard wired. Surely you could still use current clamps for cookers etc though.
If the appliances are plugged in then you could use a monitoring device which has a plug and a socket so that it can be inserted in line. Would save disturbing connections in consumer units, which is your current (nice pun) problem.
Commercial is the main area. Theres possibly some business where private accomodation may crossover to domestic I would imagine,.
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